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D14cm×21.5cm H20.5cm
This work was created using the neriage technique, in which clays of different colors are skillfully blended to produce soft yet intricate patterns. One side features a predominantly white palette, while the other is centered around brown tones—each presenting a distinct expression. Either side can serve as the front, allowing the piece to transform the atmosphere of a space depending on its orientation.
The vessel's form is asymmetrical, yet it maintains a refined balance, showcasing Kanjiro Kawai’s exceptional sense of form and aesthetic sensibility.
There is also a section where a gap has been filled. The inscription on the box is by Mr. Toshitaka Kawai, Director of the Kanjiro Kawai Memorial Museum, further attesting to the authenticity and significance of the piece.
Kanjiro KAWAI
1890 - 1966
Kanjirou Kawai was a Kyoto-based potter within the folk tradition of Japanese and Korean ceramics and a key figure in Mingei (Japanese folk art movement). He was a long-time friend of Shōji Hamada, Soetsu Yanagi, and Bernard Leach with whom he co-founded the Japan Folk Art Association in 1926. He refused all official honors, such as the designation of “Living National Treasures,” He often decorated his works with bold, semiabstract blossom motifs, which he painted freely in under-glaze cobalt blue, iron brown, and copper red.
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